Students who already receive financial aid and who intend to participate in a Global Education program sponsored by Hobart and William Smith Colleges will continue to receive financial aid (excluding work study) for the time they are off-campus. Any student, even those not currently receiving financial aid, can apply for aid based on economic eligibility.
Financial aid applications will be available in early January for the following academic year. Students desiring an early evaluation should have the application completed and mailed to the processing center by the deadline determined by the Financial Aid Office. A photocopy of the application must be sent directly to the Financial Aid Office on campus at the same time.
All off-campus programs sponsored by the Colleges require a non-refundable deposit of $350.00. If this payment presents a significant and demonstrable burden, an applicant should submit a deposit waiver request form, available from the Business Office, which would allow payment of a reduced deposit. The Financial Aid Office should be alerted at the time the application for the program is submitted.
Students who apply for and are granted permission to participate in a non-HWS program will not receive institutional aid from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Students should also check into how their other financial aid may be affected by participation in an off-campus study program sponsored by another institution. Finally, students who know that they will be off-campus during the application period for financial aid for the following year must make arrangements to complete all application materials in advance or from off-campus. Late applicants will be penalized.
Students with questions about financial aid matters should seek the advice of the financial aid officers on campus well in advance of submitting their applications for participation.
The following scholarship opportunities support study abroad either during your undergraduate education or further post-graduate travel and study.
Mabel Farnum and CGE Travel Grants provide
small sums towards student airfare for their abroad program. All
students accepted to HWS programs will be sent information and an
application form by the CGE in the semester before they leave for
their program. Mabel Farnum grants are for William Smith students
while CGE Travel grants are for Hobart students.
SEAY
Grants, funded by Hobart graduate George Liston Seay
'62 as part of the Student International Initiatives Fund,
provide students with funds to undertake a project during their
program that helps them explore a topic of interest while digging
deeper into the culture they are exploring abroad.
Benjamin A. Gilman International
Scholarship provides qualified students up to $5,000
for a semester or academic year study abroad program.
National Security Education Program (NSEP)
provides undergraduates with resources they need to acquire
skills and experiences in areas of the world critical to US
security. Open to college students for study in less-commonly
studied areas. There is a service requirement for recipients.
Rotary International: Rotary Foundation's
Educational Programs provide Academic-Year,
Multi-Year and Cultural scholarships for study abroad. Recipients
are expected to be outstanding ambassadors of goodwill to the
people of their host country through appearances before Rotary
clubs and other forums. Programs normally must be full-year,
total immersion experiences to receive consideration.
Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange
Program is designed to provide participants an
understanding of everyday life in Germany, as well as education,
and professional training. The 12-month program consists of 2
months intensive German, 4 months classroom instruction at a
German University of Applied Sciences, and 5 months internship in
career field.
University of Minnesota's Learning Abroad
Center's website includes a search
engine that can be used to identify scholarships and other
sources of funding to support international
experiences.
Fulbright Fellowship Program offers
opportunities for recent graduates, postgraduate candidates, and
others to conduct career-launching study and research abroad.
This is a very competitive program; plan early!
DAAD provides information on the German
higher education system (with a search engine), and on
scholarships and funding for study in Germany.
The George J. Mitchell Scholarship is a
prestigious, competitive, national scholarship to enable American
citizens between the ages of 18 and 30 to pursue one year of
post-graduate study in any discipline offered at institutions in
Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Marshall Scholarships are awards for
graduate study in any field at a British university. Occasionally
these are awarded for undergraduate study.
Rhodes Scholars are elected for two years
of study at the University of Oxford, with the possibility of
renewal for a third year. All educational costs, such as
matriculation, tuition, laboratory and certain other fees are
paid on the Scholar's behalf by the Rhodes Trustees.
Sharif Rahman Scholarship. The Foundation for
International Education (FIE) offers the The Sharif Rahman
Scholarship. This scholarship is open ONLY to students studying
on HWS' program in London through FIE. The $1,000 scholarships
are available for semester-based programs only and application is
by written competition.
St.
Andrew's Society of the State of New York has
provided over 120 graduate scholarships to promote cultural
interchange and goodwill between Scotland and the United State
since 1969. The scholarship provides funds to a total of $15,000
to be used initially against tuition.
Affiliated Program Scholarships are supplemental scholarships offered to HWS students who have already been selected to attend specific programs. The four HWS program affiliates offering these scholarships are ASE (Bath), DIS (Copenhagen), IAU (France) and CIEE (China). See Amy Teel at the CGE for more information about how to apply for these.
